Freeview + HD PVR Recommendation

[maniac886]

Hi all,

My Youview box (DTR T1000) is in need of replacement as the hard drive is knackered. I purchased a Humax HDR-2000T but could not get a decent reception from the box with the signal repeatedly cutting out. Can anyone recommend an alternative PVR with a 500GB hard drive and BBC Iplayer included. My budget is around £200.

Thanks

[probedb]

Are you sure you haven't got signal issues. You shouldn't have any issues with reception on that Humax box.

[maniac886]

probedb said:

Are you sure you haven't got signal issues. You shouldn't have any issues with reception on that Humax box.

I don't believe that is the case as I plugged the coax directly into my TV which has an inbuilt Freeview tuner and there were no issues with the signal.

[FlossyThePig]

maniac886 said:

My Youview box (DTR T1000) is in need of replacement as the hard drive is knackered.

Why not replace the hard drive or am I missing something here?

maniac886 said:

I purchased a Humax HDR-2000T but could not get a decent reception from the box with the signal repeatedly cutting out.

So did the DTR T1000 suffer from the same reception problem? I take it you have returned the HDR-2000T to the shop.

[maniac886]

FlossyThePig said:

maniac886 said:

My Youview box (DTR T1000) is in need of replacement as the hard drive is knackered.

Why not replace the hard drive or am I missing something here?

maniac886 said:

I purchased a Humax HDR-2000T but could not get a decent reception from the box with the signal repeatedly cutting out.

So did the DTR T1000 suffer from the same reception problem? I take it you have returned the HDR-2000T to the shop.

There is no easy guide that I am aware of to replace the DTR-1000 hard drive, this box didn't have any reception issues. I have returned the HDR-2000T to the shop now. I am looking at the DTR-T1010 from Humax Direct fro £159 http://www1.humaxdirect.co.uk/Direct/Prod/ca06a6bf...

[Who me ?]

I'd suggest signal problems. To DIY,I'd suggest you look at http://www.maplin.co.uk/search?text=signal+testers... When aligning, I look for max signal ( most LED lit), then swing to drop a LED, pass through max to drop another LED, then pick the mid point. Again is cable not damaged/ got connection problems. Any damage on aerial .Contrary to what's said ,it's a reasonably precision bit of kit. There's a mathematical relationship between all the elements. It used to be possible to make one from the station frequencies ,but these days, a lot( if not all areas) need a wideband one.
I'd recommend HUMAX. They had problems on the older ones. IMHO-possible processor and memory speed problems, but a decent bit of kit despite this. A lot easier to use than some rivals .

Edited by Who me ? on Wednesday 12th March 21:50

[probedb]

maniac886 said:

I don't believe that is the case as I plugged the coax directly into my TV which has an inbuilt Freeview tuner and there were no issues with the signal.

Then it sounds like you had a broken box. Did you take it back for a replacement?

[maniac886]

probedb said:

Then it sounds like you had a broken box. Did you take it back for a replacement?

Yes I have returned the box and purchased the new one from Humax Direct. Will test that out tonight and update the thread.

[telecat]

I upgraded my Humax 9200-T with a 500GB SATA hard drive easily once I knew which drive to get. Send me your old Box and I reckon I would have a working one pretty soon. As an aside I have no problems with the FOX HDR-T2 which is going cheap on the Humaxdirect web shop. It has Iplayer on board once linked to the web.

[probedb]

maniac886 said:

Yes I have returned the box and purchased the new one from Humax Direct. Will test that out tonight and update the thread.

let us know how you get on. I get the same signal levels on my Humax as I do on my TV.

[maniac886]

telecat said:

I upgraded my Humax 9200-T with a 500GB SATA hard drive easily once I knew which drive to get. Send me your old Box and I reckon I would have a working one pretty soon. As an aside I have no problems with the FOX HDR-T2 which is going cheap on the Humaxdirect web shop. It has Iplayer on board once linked to the web.

Hi telecat, I have given it to a mate of mine who is going have a look at the box to see if he can fix it but will probably let him keep it anyway but thanks for the offer.

In conclusion to the thread the new box from Humax Direct has arrived and is working perfectly. I am getting around 80% signal strength and 100% signal quality on quite a few channels. Thanks for everyones help!

[telecat]

No Problem. Tell him to pull the drive and see if he can get the same model or a larger capacity version of the same model. There is only Seagate and Western Digital making 3.5 drives these days.